The release
Released by the Department of Labor on 21 May 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT. Initial Jobless Claims fell to 209K for the week ending 16th May, from 211K in the week ending 9th May.
It arrived at the same moment as Continued Jobless Claims, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.
How XRP moved
XRP was at $1.3600 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.74% higher, and an hour later 0.74% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 0.74% of its price, against 0.74% in the hour before.
Measured by Clometrix
XRP's volume ratio was 1.60x, against a typical 1.54x. Its volatility ratio could not be measured: the price barely moved through the rest of the day, so there is no ordinary quarter hour to compare against. The ratio compares the quarter hour of the release with an ordinary quarter hour that same day, where 1.00x is no change.
What made it matter
Since 2021, Initial Claims releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved XRP about as much as those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.14x across 89, against 1.21x across 198. This one was not within two weeks of a Fed decision.
Its record
Across 287 Initial Claims releases since 2021, XRP's median volatility ratio is 1.18x.
Minute by minute
Each row is the time after the release, with the same length of time before it for comparison.
| After | High | Low | Close | Change | Range | Range before | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 minute | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 33,779 XRP |
| 5 minutes | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 0.73% | 0.73% | 0.00% | 401,469 XRP |
| 10 minutes | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 0.73% | 0.73% | 0.00% | 788,222 XRP |
| 15 minutes | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 0.73% | 0.73% | 0.00% | 924,654 XRP |
| 30 minutes | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 0.73% | 0.73% | 0.73% | 1.328M XRP |
| 1 hour | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 0.73% | 0.73% | 0.73% | 2.391M XRP |
| 2 hours | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 0.00% | 1.46% | 0.73% | 10.998M XRP |
| 4 hours | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 0.00% | 1.46% | 1.45% | 16.444M XRP |
| 6 hours | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.45% | 2.88% | 2.16% | 28.671M XRP |
| 8 hours | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.36 | -1.47% | 2.17% | 1.44% | 30.485M XRP |
| 12 hours | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 0.73% | 2.88% | 2.16% | 39.942M XRP |
Every coin at this release
| Coin | Price swing | Usual for Initial Claims | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 1.71x | 1.50x | Ordinary |
| Ethereum | 1.64x | 1.46x | Ordinary |
| XRP | Not measured | 1.18x | - |
| BNB | 1.81x | 1.42x | Ordinary |
| Solana | 1.68x | 1.38x | Ordinary |
| Dogecoin | 2.06x | 1.38x | Strong |
| TRON | 1.24x | 1.33x | Quiet |
| Cardano | 2.00x | 1.35x | Strong |
| Chainlink | 2.69x | 1.43x | Strong |
| Sui | 1.03x | 1.24x | Quiet |
| Bitcoin Cash | 1.56x | 1.34x | Ordinary |
| Hedera | 2.89x | 1.32x | Exceptional |
| Avalanche | 2.38x | 1.42x | Strong |
| Litecoin | 2.53x | 1.39x | Strong |
| Gram | 1.54x | 1.02x | Strong |
| Shiba Inu | 1.50x | 1.33x | Ordinary |
| Uniswap | 1.54x | 1.34x | Ordinary |
| Polkadot | 1.03x | 1.32x | Quiet |
| Aave | 1.13x | 1.38x | Quiet |
| Bittensor | 1.98x | 1.40x | Strong |
| NEAR Protocol | 1.49x | 1.24x | Quiet |
| Aptos | 1.76x | 1.41x | Ordinary |
| Internet Computer | 3.01x | 1.45x | Exceptional |
| POL (prev. MATIC) | 4.60x | 1.40x | Exceptional |
| Filecoin | 1.83x | 1.27x | Strong |
What is Initial Jobless Claims?
The weekly claims report is released Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. ET by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Initial claims are new jobless claims filed by U.S. workers seeking unemployment compensation, included in the unemployment insurance weekly claims report. The report, published since 1967, includes a separate count of workers receiving unemployment insurance benefits, known as continuing claims.Disclaimer
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